Pegan

Pegan Meaning & Origin

About Pegan
The surname Pegan is of Slovenian origin and is derived from the personal name Peter, which is the Slovenian form of the name Peter. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it is based on the name of an ancestor. The name Peter itself is derived from the Greek name Petros, meaning "rock" or "stone." Therefore, the surname Pegan can be interpreted to mean "son of Peter" or "descendant of Peter."

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Pegan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Pegan: 300
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 65,964
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pegan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Pegan is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PKN
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EY1 G AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/pegan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pegan in Braille

Here's how to represent Pegan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Pegan in braille

How to sign the name Pegan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Pegan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Pegan in sign language

Numerology